Politics & Government
Rockville Feels Sting of Sequestration
City manager: Federal grant cut by $11,000 due to sequestration
Add the City of Rockville to the list of places feeling the negative effects of sequestration cuts.
Because of across-the-board cuts at the federal level, Rockville’s Community Development Block Grant Program funding would be cut by roughly $11,000 for fiscal year 2014. That's about 5 percent less than the $211,312 the city had anticipated, City Manager Barbara Matthews told the mayor and council Monday.
Matthews said the city plans to apply the 5 percent cut evenly.
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“We do think that most of the original projects will be able to be completed,” Matthews said.
Community Development Block Grants are meant to address housing and development projects—such as public housing in Rockville—for low- and moderate-income households.
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According to city records, federal grants to the city through the program have declined over the past five years—from $325,348 in fiscal year 2011 to $211,312 for fiscal year 2014, which begins July 1. With sequestration, the city now anticipates $200,535 in block grant funds.
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